Viewing figures for streaming shows – or the lack thereof – remains a controversial topic. Six months on from NBC and Netflix's fisticuffs about this at the winter TCA press tour, we're no closer to getting ratings for Netflix, or Hulu, or any other streaming service.

But annoying though the lack of stats may be for competitors, it's a breath of fresh air for creators like Mindy Kaling, whose series The Mindy Project has made the switch from Fox to Hulu.

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"It's completely set me free as an artist," Kaling told reporters at the TCA press tour today (August 5), calling Hulu's lack of concern over ratings "the single biggest improvement in my life".

"It's so short-sighted to look at week-to-week ratings," her co-executive producer Matt Warburton agreed. "We all know it means less than ever now… It's a relief to not just be confronted with it all the time."

Kaling's definitely not alone in this sentiment. Back at the winter tour, Tina Fey commented on how nice it was not having to worry about Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's numbers on Netflix, following seven years of ratings misery with 30 Rock.